Publishers Weekly has given Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham’s forthcoming graphic novel, REAL FRIENDS (First Second), a starred review! (Read it here.) Italian rights have already gone to Il Castoro.
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Coming Soon from Eagle Books
Sophie Masson has written a new historical mystery for children, JACK OF SPADES, which will be published next month by Eagle Books. Watch the trailer for JACK OF SPADES here:
TRANSFERRAL in France
The French edition of TRANSFERRAL by Kate Blair will be published on 13 April by Editions Michel Lafon. Here’s a sneak peek at their gorgeous cover: And the catalogue page:
LION – the Film Is Out in France!
LION, the multi-Oscar-nominated film starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman, has just opened in France, and there are posters all over the Métro: The film is based on Saroo Brierly’s A LONG WAY HOME, his autobiographical account of looking for his Indian family after having been separated from them accidentally and then adopted and raised by…
CITY OF SAINTS AND THIEVES Goes to Hollywood!
Film rights to Natalie C. Anderson’s bestselling YA thriller CITY OF SAINTS AND THIEVES have been snapped up by Universal Pictures, and Kerry Washington is in negotiations to produce. Read more about it here. French rights have already gone to Pocket Jeunesse and UK to One World.
NIL Volume 3 Coming in French!
Volume 3 of Lynne Matson’s NIL trilogy ( La Colère de Nil) is coming out in French on the 16th! Here’s a sneak peek at the cover: Isn’t it fabulous?! (So is the story, by the way.)
SPEAK GIGANTULAR on Jhalak Prize Shortlist!
SPEAK GIGANTULAR by Irenosen Okojie (Jacaranda Books) is on the shortlist for the first Jhalak Prize for a Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour! Described by chair of judges Sunny Singh as showcasing “the variety, scope, depth, and literary excellence to be found amongst writers of colour in Britain today,” the shortlist consists…
Robert & Aline Crumb in Time Out New York
A nice interview with Robert and Aline Crumb in this week’s edition of Time Out New York. Read it here. And here is the invitation for the show at the David Zwirner Gallery in New York:
Another Sale for CITY OF SAINTS AND THIEVES!
We are thrilled to announce that One World Books have acquired the UK/Commonwealth rights to Natalie C. Anderson’s CITY OF SAINTS AND THIEVES!
And Now for Something Completely Different…
Jason Shiga’s DEMON is also on the NPR Best Books of 2016 list! French rights to all four volumes have already been snapped up by Cambourakis!
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